What the well-travelled have to say... [go back]
 "Over the years we have been to Bon Bon Island off the coast of Gabon, the Seychelles, Bazaruto in Mozambique, Mauritius, Maldives, and too many coastal resorts to mention. Not one of them come close to Mumbo Island in Lake Malawi! It's insane beauty wherever you look. What my flickr set doesn't tell you is how cool the people treat you, not too in your face or fussy, just there to look after you whenever you need it. If you visit Kayak Africa's website it will give you the low down, but take it from me - whatever they say, it's better." (from Neville Trickett's Dec09 blog ) (See all Neville Trickett's lovely pics on flickr )
Monday, December 28, 2009
a short stroll
We just got back from a trip to Malawi, what a place. On our first day we took a stroll down the small village street in Cape Maclear from which the boat to Mumbo Island (see my flickr set) departs. The thing that struck me other than the raw beauty was how gentle the locals were, happy, always smiling, pretty amazing for people with so little. Every small homestead had a well tendered patch of maze planted in and among the indigenous trees, little gardens of eden. The super efficient guys at Kayak Africa operate the tours to Mumbo Island, well worth looking them over is you want the trip of a lifetime. More posts to follow.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
an african jewel
Over the years we have been to Bon Bon Island off the coast of Gabon, the Seychelles, Bazaruto in Mozambique, Mauritius, Maldives, and too many coastal resorts to mention, not one of them come close to Mumbo Island in Lake Malawi. It's a short (40 minutes) boat ride from Cape Maclear, a small village on the lake shore. Fresh, crystal clear water that's teaming with tropical fish surround this tiny Island of granite boulders, a wide sandy beach, and stunning forest walks, It's insane beauty wherever you look. What my flickr set doesn't tell you is how cool the people treat you, not too in your face or fussy, just there to look after you whenever you need it. If you visit their web site (Kayak Africa) it will give you the low down, but take it from me whatever they say, it's better.
Saturday, January 2, 2010
life in the slow lane
This is the last of my posts on Mumbo Island, at least until my next visit, well our next visit. We are getting a crew of family and friends together so we can take the whole island in April/May, 16 people in total, wana come along for the ride? We fell in love with Malawi to such an extent that we are on the way to building ourselves a comfy little shack on the shores of the lake, it's going to be an amazing little spot.
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